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What Does Mars Sound Like? InSight Just Recorded Martian Wind

On November 26, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on Mars. Though the probe’s main goal is to explore the planet’s interior, its sophisticated instruments are also offering a unique way to explore the Martian surface — by recording the sound of Martian wind.
Windswept Sounds of Mars
The recordings capture the sounds of winds gusting through Elysium Planitia, InSight’s Martian home, at about